HIT and Fat Loss at the same time

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> Hugh Beyer <beyerxyzzy RemoveThis @acm.org> sigged:
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>> Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will attend no other.
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> Nice!
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Credits to Ben Franklin.

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Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will attend no other.

"Fuzz141" <fuzz141 RemoveThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for all of your responses. I was speaking of HIT, and not HST
> (this is the first place I have heard of HST). I am not an absolute
> beginner at weight training. I have been doing it off and on for years
> now, so my form is pretty good. The reason I posted in the first place
> was that I was reading Mike Mentzer's book on HIT. While reading it, I
> read somewhere else (forget where now) that you shouldn't be doing ANY
> weight training if you're more than 20 pounds overweight. So - I guess
> my specific questions would be:
>
> 1. Is doing HIT dangerous for someone as out of shape as I am? I have
> been given the green light by my doctor to exercise.

HIT is not particularly "dangerous", although it is far more likely to
involve you in injuries than almost any other approach. The problem with HIT
is not so much the danger, as that it is inappropriate for your present
condition.

You are not Mike Mentzer. What is good for him will not neccessarily be good
for you.
You will get better results in strength and weight loss from initially
having a more standard approach, as recommended in the links the others have
provided.


> 2. Is it possible to gain muscle while losing fat (this article I read
> said it wasn't, but it was possible to maintain the muscle you already
> have by lifting).

Yes. At 35% bodyweight, and a beginner at weight training, absolutely you
can and will gain muscle while losing fat as long as you control your
calorie intake.

> 3. What, if any, supplements should I be taking that will help in
> adding muscle, but also help in losing fat?
>

None. There are no (legal) supplements that would help with your problem,
which doesn't matter because as an overweight beginner you will make strong
gains quickly. My only advice would be to limit the carbs you eat (helps
reduce your appetite), which almost certainly means you will automatically
increase your protein consumption (good for both building muscle and
suppressing appetite).

> Thanks again for all of the great answers I've read so far!
>